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Texas is ready to unveil its shiny new weapon in massive Ohio State clash

The Longhorns brought in a slew of excellent transfers this offseason, and one of them could end up being pivotal for Texas' offense on Saturday.
ByMatthew Wilson|
Texas fans shoot a cannon through a Baker Mayfield jersey in the first half of the Red River Rivalry college football game between the University of Oklahoma Sooners and the Texas Longhorn at the Cotton Bowl Stadium in Dallas, Texas, Saturday, Oct., 12, 2024.
Texas fans shoot a cannon through a Baker Mayfield jersey in the first half of the Red River Rivalry college football game between the University of Oklahoma Sooners and the Texas Longhorn at the Cotton Bowl Stadium in Dallas, Texas, Saturday, Oct., 12, 2024. | SARAH PHIPPS/THE OKLAHOMAN / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

The Longhorns were able to bring in a plethora of game-ready transfers this offseason, and a lot of them could end up seeing significant playing time on Saturday against the Buckeyes.

Everyone already knows about the mammoth-sized defensive linemen that DC Pete Kwiatkowski recruited to Austin, but not many people are consistently talking about new tight end and Arch Manning safety blanket, Jack Endries, anymore.

There's a good chance that Endries will be a massive part of the game plan this weekend in a matchup against a defense with above-average defensive backs on the outside. A tight end with the type of skillset and versatility that Endries has doesn't come around as often as some people think.

Though the Longhorns have had some great tight ends recently, Endries could undoubtedly end up being the best in terms of what he does for the offense as a whole. He's about 1" shorter than Gunnar Helm, but he's more athletic and can be used a bit differently along the line of scrimmage.

Ohio State DC Matt Patricia could be focused on utilizing different type of coverages to limit Texas' downfield passing game this weekend. Guys like Ryan Wingo, DeAndre Moore Jr., and Parker Livingstone have shown the ability to get open deep and gain big chunks of yardage both in 2024 and throughout the summer. It's realistic to think that Steve Sarkisian will want to influence the defense into thinking he's taking deep shots early and often in order to keep guys like Caleb Downs and Lorenzo Styles Jr. away from the line of scrimmage. This would make things easier for both the run game and open up the short to intermediate area of the field for somebody like Jack Endries to "run wild" in.

This simple fact could put the Buckeyes' defense in a never-ending conflict all game because schematically, they'll never be able to effectively cover both areas of the field against Arch Manning. If Ohio State feels like the deep ball is the bigger threat, then we might be hearing Jack Endries' name quite a bit on Saturday.

Steve Sarkisian and Co. are undoubtedly excited to unleash Endries this weekend, and he could easily end up with 7+ receptions when it's all said and done.

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